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1st Opium War
The opium wars were two wars, China vs England. This war was over the trade of opium which China wanted to stop. -
Sino-Japanese War
A war between China and Japan which Japan won. -
Boxer Rebellion
The "boxers" were a group in China that tried to get rid of forgien infulence. -
Open door policy
All Europe countrys declared China open for trade with any country. -
Communist party formed
Mao Zedong leads the communist party of China. The communist party was a econmic system everybody was equal and got paid the same. -
The long march
When the communist party fled to far Northwest China to get away from the nationalists -
Nationalists flee to Tawian
The nationalists fled to Tawian and Mao takes over Japan. -
Great leap forward
The great leap forward was a period which farms were turned into collectives and peasants had to work hard on farms. Instead of having a lot of food they had little and there was a huge famine. -
End of alliance between China and Russia
China and Russia stop there alliance together. -
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
The cultural revolution was a period which everybody was supposed to be in one class. To enforce this young students would attack beat humilate and even kill anybody that did not fit with what they wanted. -
President Nixon Visits China
The president of the U.S Richard Nixon visits chairman Mao and China -
Mao and cultural revolution
Mao dies and the cultural revolution comes to an end. -
Tiananmen square massacare
Protests to enfore martial law enforcment which led to an attack on protesters which caused many deaths.
